Clarence Cooper
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Born 1942 in Decatur, GA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 9, 1994, to a seat vacated by Richard C. Freeman. Confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. Assumed senior status on February 9, 2009.
Education:
Howard University School of Law
Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), B.A., 1964
Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1967
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, M.P.A., 1978
Professional Career:
Attorney, Atlanta [Georgia] Legal Aid Society, 1967
U.S. Army, 1968-1970
Assistant district attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1968, 1970-1975
Judge, Atlanta [Georgia] Municipal Court, 1975-1980
Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court, 1980-1990
Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1990-1994
- Georgia
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- Judge
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- - Current
- Assumed senior status on February 9, 2009.
- Judge
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
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- Judge
- Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court
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- Judge
- Atlanta [Georgia] Municipal Court
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- Assistant district attorney
- Fulton County, Georgia
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- 1968, 1970-1975
- U.S. Army
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- Attorney
- Atlanta [Georgia] Legal Aid Society
- Harvard University
- M.P.A. (1978)
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- Emory University School of Law
- J.D. (1967)
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- Clark Atlanta University
- B.A. (1964)
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- Georgia State Bar
- Member
- - Current
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